as in culpability
Related Words
Relevance
Dissimilar Words
Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blameworthiness
Noun
-
While both sides are poised to argue the intent and culpability of the May 2 shooting at future court dates, what isn’t up for debate is what happened next.—
Mark Morales,
CNN Money,
14 May 2026 -
Multiple Democrats have come out in favor of ousting her, including two who called on her to resign shortly after the Ethics panel came back with its finding of her culpability.—
Jared Gans,
The Hill,
21 Apr. 2026
Noun
-
This is complicity spurred on by a certain kind of Western readers desire to maintain their romantic image of Russia’s past without having to engage critical with Russia’s present.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 May 2026
-
Accusations of complicity with pariah states and counteraccusations of censorship flared during the festival’s early days.—
Sebastian Smee,
The Atlantic,
16 May 2026
Noun
-
Denver author Josiah Hesse was raised by Evangelical parents in churches that believe in the torments of hell, that their poverty is due to their sinfulness and lack of faith.—
Sandra Dallas,
Denver Post,
1 Feb. 2026
-
This lawless crew shares dramaturgical DNA with the vice figures from medieval morality plays, personifications of sinfulness who would confide their schemes to the audience and make theatergoers their co-conspirators in a riveting game that obviously left its mark on a young Shakespeare.—
Theater Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Jan. 2026
Noun
-
Mayhew told me that he was still haunted by guilt.—
Yudhijit Bhattacharjee,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
-
By Roger Cohen The guilt of my teenage conviction haunted me for decades.—
Chris Pomorski Roger Cohen Reginald Dwayne Betts David Marchese David Wallace-Wells Parul Sehgal Nitsuh Abebe Kim Hew-Low Kwame Anthony Appiah John Hodgman,
New York Times,
17 May 2026
Noun
-
Most accounts of the era blame greed—a new ethic of cupidity that displaced whatever youthful idealism remained from the 1960s.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 May 2026
-
Silina cast blame on Defense Minister Andris Spruds and fired him on Sunday.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
15 May 2026
Noun
-
The country’s recent bombardment of Lebanon, killing thousands in response to Hezbollah strikes launched after joint US-Israeli strikes assassinated Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has also drawn widespread condemnation internationally.—
Issy Ronald,
CNN Money,
15 May 2026
-
Bowie’s back-to-back conflicts with legislative aides have drawn quiet condemnation from some City Hall staff, who have questioned her handling of sensitive workplace situations while celebrating women, diversity and public service.—
Frederick Melo,
Twin Cities,
13 May 2026
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Cite this Entry
“Blameworthiness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blameworthiness. Accessed 23 May. 2026.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
